Since Autodesk purchased Revit, a seeming competitor to its flagship Architectural Desktop, the AEC community has been wondering, &quot;Where is Autodesk going?&quot; Both products are intelligent building modelers with similar 3D capabilities. This month, I'll clarify the structure and direction...More>>

Only a few AEC and multimedia software programs are elegant-they perform as advertised, are easy to learn, and have a good price point. SketchUp 3.0 from @Last Software is one of these programs. It's been at the top of my annual &quot;Essential Presentation Tools&quot; column, May 2003, along with...More>>